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The characteristic spatial patterns of rainfall systems evolve from underlying processes in the s... more The characteristic spatial patterns of rainfall systems evolve from underlying processes in the systems. The important role of these rainfall patterns in watershed hydrology has long been recognized. This paper presents conceptual modeling of the rainfall spatial patterns associated with air mass thunderstorm events using observed radar data. The modeled rainfall retains a relatively simple structure while including the primary spatial features of rainfall patterns such as location and magnitude of maximum rainfall, areal extent of rain no rain, and small-scale variability. The model was applied to radar rainfall data from Arizona and evaluated using rainfall data from a dense gauge network. Through a case study we demonstrate the use of modeled rainfall as input to a distributed hydrological model. This approach allows a comprehensive linkage between the runoff response and spatial rainfall patterns. We suggest that conceptual rainfall modeling can help in the acquisition of new in...
The characteristic spatial patterns of rainfall systems evolve from underlying processes in the s... more The characteristic spatial patterns of rainfall systems evolve from underlying processes in the systems. The important role of these rainfall patterns in watershed hydrology has long been recognized. This paper presents conceptual modeling of the rainfall spatial patterns associated with air mass thunderstorm events using observed radar data. The modeled rainfall retains a relatively simple structure while including the primary spatial features of rainfall patterns such as location and magnitude of maximum rainfall, areal extent of rain no rain, and small-scale variability. The model was applied to radar rainfall data from Arizona and evaluated using rainfall data from a dense gauge network. Through a case study we demonstrate the use of modeled rainfall as input to a distributed hydrological model. This approach allows a comprehensive linkage between the runoff response and spatial rainfall patterns. We suggest that conceptual rainfall modeling can help in the acquisition of new in...